This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 89 The Villain's Classic
Xiao Yue?!
When hearing this name, it was impossible for Xu Feng not to be shocked.

He received countless calls during this period, of all kinds, but he never expected to receive a call from Xiao Yue.

But if you think about it carefully, it actually seems quite reasonable... If the other party can even incite Lin Shenghuan's own agency to defect, why can't they incite Xu Feng to defect?

Moreover, the cost of persuading Xu Feng to defect is definitely much lower than persuading the agency to defect.

Didn't he claim that he would even commit murder and arson as long as he was paid? In the eyes of many companies, such a person should be the easiest to bribe.

Xiao Yue was sitting in front of the computer, looking at the status that Lin Shenghuan had just posted, frowning. Hearing that there was no reply from the other end of the phone, he asked again, "Xu Feng?"

"Oh... sorry." Xu Feng still maintained a certain politeness at this time, "I really didn't expect you to call me. I'm a little surprised."

Xiao Yue didn't bother to exchange pleasantries, but asked directly: "Lin Shenghuan's final trump card is you, right?"

When she said this, even she herself felt a strong sense of unreality.

Obviously, not long ago, Xu Feng was still an unknown little person on variety shows, and she could freely point fingers and criticize him on stage...

Now, he might very well be the deciding factor between the two prospective queens.

Xu Feng thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, according to the terms of service, I can't disclose any information of the guests."

This sentence is exactly the same as "There is no silver here", but Xu Feng originally meant this - yes, so what?
There was no emotion in Xiao Yue's voice: "That's it."

"In fact, I didn't want to believe that Lin Shenghuan's so-called trump card could be a person. She actually placed her hopes on you."

"But after thinking it over, I really can't think of any possibility for her to turn the tables. The only answer is you."

"In just two or three months, you were able to produce so many works. You are very capable and you are familiar with her. It is reasonable for her to ask you to solve the problem... and it is useful."

After listening to this, Xu Feng calmly replied: "So, why did you call me? Just tell me."

Xiao Yue's emotions were far less calm than her tone. She kept clicking on Lin Shenghuan's profile picture with her mouse and asked, "What did she give you, and how much did she give you?"

Xu Feng rolled his eyes and repeated, "I'm sorry, according to the terms of service, I can't disclose any information of the guests."

Xiao Yue frowned and said, "No matter how much she offers, I can give you double it. If you can't tell me her asking price, then just give me a quote."

What a classic villain statement...

Whatever she gave you, I'll give you double!
However, for most people, this most direct way of bribery is indeed simple and effective.

But Xu Feng is a "mercenary" with principles. Even if he completely puts aside personal emotions, he would never accept a commission that requires him to betray his current employer.

If this bad precedent is set, one might betray his employer today for double the offer from this person, and betray someone else tomorrow for triple the offer.

When other people want to ask Xu Feng to do something, the first thought that comes to their mind is not "how reliable is this person", but "what if someone pays a higher price to bribe him".

Word of mouth will be ruined in an instant.

It is absolutely not worth it to double the bid and ruin the reputation that you have worked so hard to build up.

But Xiao Yue obviously didn't realize this. She felt that even if Xu Feng did this, he could become famous and make money with his own abilities without having to do commissions for others.

He has many ways to go. Betting out Lin Shenghuan, who is not very "obedient" and too independent, in exchange for a large sum of money is not a big deal at all.

Xu Feng's tone was a little funny: "This is not about how much money it is. If it is a normal cooperation, I welcome it very much, but this kind of thing, I'm sorry, is not within the scope of my service."

"I don't participate in the intrigues of the entertainment industry... The music industry should also use its works to defeat its opponents, right?"

Xiao Yue still didn't give up: "What if I can give you something other than money? What if I can give you a lot of things that Lin Shenghuan can never give you?"

Listening to Xu Feng's calm speech, Xiao Yue had already made up his mind - Xu Feng must be taken down no matter what.

Her concert has ended, but Xu Feng is still so confident. What does this mean?
This means that Xu Feng is at least confident that the song he sings for Lin Shenghuan will not be worse than the one at Xiao Yue’s concert.

For this concert, Xiao Yue and the team behind her have already paid an extremely staggering amount of publicity and promotion costs. She has no room for error and cannot bet that Xu Feng is bluffing.

Xiao Yue took a deep breath and said, "First of all, the grudge between you and Tomorrow's Singer can be written off. If you want them to apologize to you, that's fine too."

"In addition to the offer just now, we can also provide you with a large amount of publicity and promotion resources... With the works you have now, even if you don't release any songs in the future, within three years, in just three years, you will be able to become a first-tier singer."

After a pause, Xiao Yue continued, "If you have any other 'personal' needs, you can also ask."

After all, the two were talking on the phone, so Xiao Yue couldn't say anything too explicit.

But as long as it's not too simple, everyone can understand what it means.

Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and Xu Feng is also very handsome, so she didn't feel any psychological discomfort.

Xu Feng complained that this kind of thing finally happened to him, and at the same time he became more determined to reject Xiao Yue.

How can so many weird things be mixed into a simple money transaction?
How do you price this thing?

Will the system then report something like "how much the physical service is worth in exchange for the corresponding temporary ability"?

Then 90% of the experience is taken away by the system?

That's too embarrassing and abstract...

And what if the system doesn't recognize this more advanced transaction and doesn't grant temporary abilities? Wouldn't that be a huge loss? "Sorry, I only accept monetary transactions. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yue did not wait for Xu Feng to finish, and her voice suddenly became a little excited: "Why? I didn't ask you to help me, I just asked you not to help Lin Shenghuan!"

"Is it that difficult?"

"Do you know that my situation is much more difficult than Lin Shenghuan's?"

"She feeds her whole family with one person. This failure is a failure. Will it have any impact on her future development? Isn't it just a loss of the title of a queen?"

"Do you know how much loss I will have to bear if I fail?!"

"I just ask you not to help Lin Shenghuan!"

This statement is indeed not false. Xiao Yue is different from Lin Shenghuan. There are too many and too complex interest groups behind her, and they have invested too much in Xiao Yue.

If he fails, the loss Xiao Yue will have to bear will indeed be far greater than that of Lin Shenghuan.

"So, Lin Shenghuan deserves to have his copyright blocked and to not be able to hold a concert?"

"Whoever is stronger will receive higher honors."

"If you want to play the victim, everyone will have a reason why they absolutely cannot lose. This is meaningless."

"I'm curious, if it was Lin Shenghuan standing here begging you today, what would your answer be?"

After asking, Xu Feng didn't say anything more to her and hung up the phone directly.

If it were someone else, perhaps they would be shaken by this combination of money, emotion and misery, and would be persuaded by the so-called "neutrality", but who is Xu Feng?
He had seen many such tricks in his previous life, and had even used them himself.

To use a very inappropriate example, when Tyson is fighting with a child, remaining neutral is in itself a form of taking sides.

"Besides, I'm just a ruthless mercenary..."

After complaining, Xu Feng looked at his phone again. There were already countless messages from Lin Shenghuan on it.

There was even an unanswered WeChat call.

"Xu Feng, where are you? Don't disappear!"

"Hurry up and reply to the message. I really can't sleep if you don't reply to the message!"

"Oh my god, which woman are you talking to on the phone?!"

"We have to practice the song in five days, don't forget it!"

Don't be so childish now...

However, talking to someone with Sister Huan's personality is indeed much more comfortable than talking to Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue...always feels an indescribable sense of vicissitudes.

The bad memories of business banquets and discussions in the previous life kept attacking Xu Feng.

Xu Feng replied: "No problem, I can record about one song a day, four songs in four days, and we will take a look at it together on the fifth day. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

"You finally replied. If you don't reply, I will kill you directly at your house!"

Lin Shenghuan obviously had not yet recovered from his previous state of anxiety and fright.

After a while, she said again: "By the way, I thought about it. Since you have made such a great contribution, should I arrange a better position for you?"

Xu Feng was also very curious: "Isn't the previous position already the best? Is there a better position?"

It is a position where you can almost 100% interact with the stars, and the viewing angle is also very good.

"Yes, on stage. I will sing and you will come as a special guest to play the piano. How about that? Is it a good atmosphere? Does it feel like you have succeeded in chasing a star?"

What position could be better than being on the stage, interacting directly with the singer himself and becoming one of the performers at the concert?
Lin Shenghuan himself had a hidden expectation in his heart.

Those were Xu Feng's songs, and she didn't allow the creators of these songs to sit in the audience!
However, Xu Feng was silent for a moment and said, "Sister Huan, there is another price for performing on stage..."

Lin Shenghuan was somewhat prepared for this answer. She sighed, "You are indeed a fake fan. Oh, it would be great if you were a real fan."

"Golden Mischief, here you go, here you go! If you don't perform well, I will hold you responsible!"

"By the way, who was calling you just now? Was it your pretty fan girl?"

Xu Feng glanced at the call record, and pretended to be indifferent and said, "No, it was Xiao Yue who called."

Lin Shenghuan: “?”

"???"

"Who?!"

ps: The rest will be sent in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)